Contributor 3wings

One irritating thing about Ubuntu (I guess Linux in general) is the small inconsistencies. Take the way you switch tabs. In some places (like Firefox), you use Ctrl+Tab/Ctrl+Shift+Tab to switch to the next/previous tab, which in my mind is quite logical. But then in other places (like Nautilu's properties dialog) you can't do that. Instead you have to use Ctrl+PgUp/PgDwn, which I think is quite confusing for new users. Also, in the aforementioned properties dialog this is very impractical because if you get to the tab "Open With" or "Notes", the Ctrl+PgUp/PgDwn key combo stops working! In yet other places (like gEdit) none of the above key combos work! There you have to use Alt+1/2/3/etc.!

That means that there are at least three different ways of changing tabs in the default applications of Ubuntu! In my view that is not acceptable! I don't mind there being different ways to switch tabs, as long as they all work in all apps. This is the case in Firefox, where you can use any of the key combos mentioned above to switch tabs. I would like at least the most known of these key combos (Ctrl+Tab/Ctrl+Shift+Tab) to work across all apps in Ubuntu. Please! :)

[PS: I'm not sure if this should be in Accessibility or Look and Feel. If it's placed in the wrong category, I hope an admin will move it for me. Thanks!]

Helo
Please make it possible to hide file extensions.
Regards

I think that the fact that a simple user can perform administrative tasks using its own password with the sudo command is extremely unsafe.
I'd like that administration tasks could be only performed by the root user using su command.
I think that now the only solution is to give the root administrative privileges using the Administration->Users and Groups (i think it's a little bit strange that root doesn't have them by default), and then transform the administrator into a normal user.
Further I think that this problem is ignored by all these users that aren't much involved in unix sistems, and so they have major risks caused by havig the same password to log in and to perform administrative tasks.

Ever had to log into ubuntu while somebody is watching you type your password? It would be great to be able to type extra characters before and/or after the correct password string and still work. For instance, say the password is "orange" then typing "ABCorangeDEFH" or "uorange232j" would work just as well as typing simply "orange."

Redesign the login dialogs (login, GDM, KDM, ...) so that this will not happen to (me) anymore: while people are watching you log in, you make a mistake, you re-login and you accidentally type your password to the visible username field...!

Automatic block ubuntu from accessing the ip addressess of these sites by:-

1, using openDNS as the DNS server, This gives phishing protection.
2, Block the sites on the www.stopbadware.org list, in a similar way that google does. This should be able to be undone if needed.

Create (or sponsor) a more secure browser based on gecko (firefox's rendering engine) together with the mozilla foundation.

It should be aimed at security (and standards compliance) instead of features. This new browser should be very heavily modularized and wrapped in apparmor. The information flow between the different modules must be restricted and secured as much as possible.

Initially this browser would attract :
* users who would probably only use it for online banking
* departments within companies/enterprises who are afraid to allow browsers at all

Eventually it should be able to run add-ons/plugins/extensions written for firefox in a securely contained way.

This new browser should integrate very well into Ubuntu and use GTK. Maybe use epiphany as a base ?

inspiration :
http://tech.slashdot.org/tech/08/03/27/2324218.shtml
http://www.eweek.com/index2.php?option=content&task=view&id=47212&pop=1&hide_ad s=1&page=0&hide_js=1
http://www.cs.uiuc.edu/homes/kingst/Research_files/grier08.pdf

Report, via a non intrusive popup (libnotify style or something) when
a)Files have been edited when the system was shutdown.
b)Files in a users home directory have been edited more recently then the last time they logout

a simple message like
"files have been modified since the system was last successful shutdown/logout, click to see details"
would cover the fact that it will be triggered in the event of a crash. clicking for details could then trigger a more detailed analysis.

There are obviously security flaws with this, an attacker can spoof the file edit times, an attacker would be able to disable the reporting system, etc, but some security would be gained against simple attacks (like logging in at recovery mode, or using a live CD)

Get cryptography professional and demigod Bruce Schneier to audit and certify the 'Crypto API' framework in the Linux kernel, and the crypto-related stuff such as IPsec, dm-crypt, block ciphers, hash functions, /dev/random, /dev/urandom, the PRNG, etc.

Then we can have the Bruce Schneier seal of approval; "The cryptographic features of this operating system are deemed secure by Bruce Schneier!".

###Hypothetical Situation###:
=>Bob works on an organization with highly secret/sensitive information, they have a locked server, down in the basement, that Bob needs to acess everyday.
=>Bob can only access that server from the internal network (he has not security clearance to have physical access to the server)
=>Bob needs an ultra-secure password to login (aka: very long and hard to remember)

###Problems###:
=>Bob cannot remember such a password, and even having it on paper (on or a text file in a USB pendrive) would be very impractical to type in every day (not to mention it would be insecure).
The server is isolated from the internet (remote backups are not possible) wich leads to:
Data on the server is not encrypted, due to fear of data loss (redundant harddrives on the server are the only assurance), wich leads to:
=>Something like Truecrypt is not a solution (it allows keyfiles)


###Solution###:
=>Bob could simply use a CD or USB pendrive with hundreds or thousands of music files, only one being the key, even if an "attacker" would gain access to the USB device, there is little chance that he picks the right file at the first random tries, the server could even have an option to lock itself for a while or send and email/SMS to an admin if X number of failed attempts occur.


Other Possible implementations/benefits:
=>Ability to have a password OR a keyfile (eg: the password if forgotten and then the file can be used to recover the system)
=>Ability to have a password AND a keyfile, providing extra security.

At least a package that allows this would be very nice...

There is a deceptive practice of tricking a user into visiting a site by using instant messaging.

One example would be that the user could get an IM thinking that their friend wants to them to see an image. The message would read "Check out this picture http://photobucket.com/image.jpg", but the link would actually lead to somewhere else. Almost always it will lead to something dangerous or otherwise unwanted like a virus executable or a vulgar website.

This could be very simply and automatically protected through pidgin. A plugin could validate that all links with text that looks like a URL, actually leads to the URL it looks like.

Something that reads "http://google.com" should always lead to "http://google.com" However it is possible that the text may not read as a URL, and it could read like "This Website" and lead to "http://google.com"

So I would like to see a system message, show in the same area that you would normally see "this person has gone away" show a notification that the link is misleadings and an explanation of the risks. This would only show up if the link's text looks like a URL, and the href does not match it.

We should have an option in the livecd to install ubuntu in a truecrypt file/drive. So if your computer ever gets stolen, and the harddrive is taken out, no one will be able to get into anything.

This option in the ubuntu livecd should be as simple as "Would you like to create an encrypted installation" yes/no.

A GUI to customize vim will be great. Right now using .vimrc file to implement the changes. A GUI to do that will be great.

Clarification: I am not suggesting anything like an IDE/SDK. All I want a GUI which could say something like for example,

1) Remove tab spaces.
2) Enable Auto indentation
3) Have syntax on.
4) Just write in your map command and map it to the combination of vi commands from a drop down menu.

.....
.....

with check boxes and drop down menus.

I think having a GUI which show all possible commands and stuff that you can do in vi, it would be great. Agreed that there are tutorials online for vi but this would be make it much more easier for the user to master vi.

Hi,we work at East Asia,and use Mysql/Postgresql,we need some patch/software to improve fulltext-search feature,add them to repository please,thanks.

ps:We can find them in Freebsd ports,but Linux?

http://qwik.jp/senna/
http://qwik.jp/tritonn/
http://sourceforge.jp/projects/ludia/

Would it be possible for Ubuntu to run games with DirectX 10, something that Windows XP does NOT allow?

Would it be possible that games run on Ubuntu would run faster and smoother than in Windows XP? I am quite sure that half the users of Windows would migrate to Ubuntu.

Commercial games now require a great amount of people working together for years, I don't think that the variety of games available for other platforms would be possible for Ubuntu starting from scratch, it would be better to profit from all the existing games for Windows.

Have a page with the people who have voted the most ideas on that particular day. :]

I think that'd be cool. xD

This is what I want:

When I install new software, I want right-click some strange new word in menus for example and click "translate", asked "What language?", find it from dictionary and write it in finnish. Then the new translation is added automaticly to P2P-database of translations and automaticly polled against other suggestions as translations. I can get from database translations what others have done, and if I'm not satisfied with some translation, I can write my own one and again make automatic vote for that one.

Same for "Help". Right-click some button or field, choose Help and get from database what other users have written as explanations for that place or if there are open "Questions", write your own help and share it with others.

In matter of days, if popular software, you can have it fully translated and explained for your language. And all you have done is translate some words and write some explanations as help for some workings of software.

Some people vote against ideas, not because they're bad, but because they're not related to Ubuntu (or operating systems in general), they're out of Canonical's control, or they're likely to be a low priority for Canonical in the foreseeable future.

There should be a brainstorm sister site, or a section of brainstorm, devoted to these types of ideas. Users who want to stare at non-Ubuntu-related ideas can go to the sister site. Users who want to focus on Ubuntu-only ideas don't.

Then people can vote on ideas based on whether the idea is good or bad, not how they think the idea relates to Ubuntu or Canonical or others. Results from the sister site can periodically be forwarded to relevant developers, or can be used by Canonical some day when it decides to expand operations.

open office current 2.4 version is good but it lacks good interface touch,also seen goals set for OoO-3.0 @oooninja
website.i think they want to are improving only calc
interface.but i want to openoffice to Look like
"MAJOR UPGRADE" of its office suite also the current interface of Office writer is looking like M$ word 97 and looks like they dont want to improve the icons nor interface.look at changes from word 97-2000-2003 and now 2007.I think the interface of odd's like corel is also good they can think of revamping the interface too.Also support list of improvements that matches to office07 of M$.google too have online office which has good icons and better interface.
openoffice 2.1-2.2-2.3-2.4 what changed in interface i
think nothing much there to ponder.I think more than 100 days are enough to make a better interface if not make it on one more month leap.
People dont want to use ms products doesnt that mean we want better software and free too.
Hoping everyone votes for Good.

I have a idea to make command line work easier/faster.
I suggest you implement something like the command line on e.g a cisco router.
Now you have to type the complete command every time. It would be easier if you could use only a part of the command.
To make it more clear:
typing apt-g is enough for ubuntu to understand you mean apt-get
apt- however is not good (it could mean more than 1 thing)

I know there is tab-completion but it's just such a useful feature!